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The naughty and the nice: Home-state holiday decor bedecks congressional offices
WASHINGTON — Congress members and office neighbors on the second floor of the Longworth House Office Building showcased their holiday spirit this season in an unofficial decorating contest. The naughty and nice decorations spotlighted the characteristics and economies of congressional districts across the United States and revealed the taste in decor among both members and […] The post The naughty and the nice: Home-state holiday decor bedecks congressional offices appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Biden’s Wisconsin visit highlights Black small business growth, Milwaukee revitalization project
With his visit to Milwaukee, including a talk at the Wisconsin Black Chamber of Commerce as well as a stop at the shop of a Black plumbing contractor, President Joe Biden underscored his administration’s economic focus on the middle class Wednesday. Biden touted the addition of 15 million jobs since he took office after the […] The post Biden’s Wisconsin visit highlights Black small business growth, Milwaukee revitalization project appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Biden: Trump ‘certainly supported an insurrection’ on Jan. 6
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden Wednesday said that there was “no question” former president Donald Trump was responsible for supporting an insurrection at the U.S. Capitol more than two years ago. Biden’s comments followed Tuesday’s ruling by Colorado’s Supreme Court that ordered Trump barred from appearing on the state’s 2024 presidential ballot, on the grounds of […] The post Biden: Trump ‘certainly supported an insurrection’ on Jan. 6 appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Tuberville blockade finally ends with confirmations of top military leaders
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate on Tuesday night approved the remainder of the military nominations that Sen. Tommy Tuberville had continued to block, even after the Alabama Republican lifted his monthslong freeze of hundreds of armed services promotions in protest of a Pentagon abortion policy. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on the floor asked for unanimous […] The post Tuberville blockade finally ends with confirmations of top military leaders appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Colorado Supreme Court blocks Trump from 2024 ballot in historic insurrection ruling
The Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered former President Donald Trump to be barred from the state’s 2024 presidential ballot under a Civil War-era insurrection clause, in a historic ruling certain to be promptly appealed to the nation’s highest court. Six Republican and unaffiliated Colorado voters, backed by the nonprofit Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics […] The post Colorado Supreme Court blocks Trump from 2024 ballot in historic insurrection ruling appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
GOP lawmakers approve UW pay raises, reassert intentions to eliminate DEI
A Republican-led legislative committee approved pay raises for University of Wisconsin System employees on Tuesday after withholding the raises for several months as a way of pushing the state’s public universities to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester), who is white, promised after the vote that Republicans would be […] The post GOP lawmakers approve UW pay raises, reassert intentions to eliminate DEI appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Senate elections committee holds hearing on voting in nursing homes, determining voter competency
The Wisconsin Senate Committee on Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection held a public hearing Tuesday on several Republican-authored bills changing the state’s laws regarding how nursing home residents cast absentee ballots and the procedures for taking away someone’s vote after that person is declared incompetent. The hearing did not garner the attention of the […] The post Senate elections committee holds hearing on voting in nursing homes, determining voter competency appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
State Supreme Court hears arguments for, against treating Amazon delivery drivers as employees
The state’s highest court grappled Tuesday with how to determine whether a group of Wisconsin delivery drivers are employees who can get jobless pay if they are let go or if they can be treated as independent contractors outside the unemployment insurance system. The case on Tuesday’s court docket focused on a specific company, the online […] The post State Supreme Court hears arguments for, against treating Amazon delivery drivers as employees appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Elections Commissioner Bob Spindell must resign
Unless you have been living under a rock, you know that Wisconsin is the “proud” home of 10 fake electors and two attorneys — Kenneth Chesebro and Jim Troupis — who decided back in 2020 to falsely report and forge documents that stated Donald Trump won the Presidential election here in the Dairyland. Law Forward […] The post Elections Commissioner Bob Spindell must resign appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Evers calls on Legislature to release PFAS funds, approve DNR groundwater rule
The Evers administration pushed back on two fronts Tuesday against Republican lawmakers Gov. Tony Evers says are holding up efforts to combat PFAS contamination. Evers called on the Republican leaders to release money already earmarked for cleaning up “forever chemicals.” Meanwhile, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced that it was suspending a rulemaking […] The post Evers calls on Legislature to release PFAS funds, approve DNR groundwater rule appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Peace activists target Tammy Baldwin and praise Mark Pocan — but how far apart are they on Gaza?
Protesters have been targeting Wisconsin’s Democratic Sen Tammy Baldwin recently, demanding that she endorse a ceasefire in Gaza. Pro-Palestinian activists interrupted her repeatedly during a get-out-the-vote event at the University of Wisconsin-Madison last month. Over the last week, members of World Beyond War and Jewish Voice for Peace have been conducting a sit-in at her […] The post Peace activists target Tammy Baldwin and praise Mark Pocan — but how far apart are they on Gaza? appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Trump borrows from the language of Hitler for anti-immigration speech in New Hampshire
As leaders in Washington negotiate a bipartisan immigration deal, former President Donald Trump used inflammatory language to demonize immigrants during a Saturday campaign speech in New Hampshire that echoed Adolf Hitler. Trump, the front-runner for the Republican nomination for president in next year’s election, said that immigrants were “poisoning the blood of our country.” He […] The post Trump borrows from the language of Hitler for anti-immigration speech in New Hampshire appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
UW-Madison announces program to cover all costs for Native American students
The University of Wisconsin-Madison announced a program on Monday that would cover all of the costs for students who are members of one of Wisconsin’s 11 federally recognized Native American tribes. Any enrolled member of one of the tribes will be eligible for the program and eligibility will not depend on a student’s financial need. […] The post UW-Madison announces program to cover all costs for Native American students appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Census Bureau’s proposed changes threaten to undercount people with disabilities, advocates say
The Census Bureau has proposed a major change to disability questions on its annual American Community Survey that advocates say will reduce the number of people who are counted as disabled by 40%, including millions of women and girls. The change in available data could affect federal funding allocations and the decisions government agencies make […] The post Census Bureau’s proposed changes threaten to undercount people with disabilities, advocates say appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Potential immigration deal involving White House angers progressive and Latino advocates
WASHINGTON — Immigration advocates and Democrats are frustrated that the Biden administration is negotiating an immigration deal with U.S. Senate Republicans that could resurrect a pandemic-era tool used by the Trump administration to expel millions of migrants. The consideration of a statutory authority similar to Title 42 has angered progressive and Latino lawmakers, who have […] The post Potential immigration deal involving White House angers progressive and Latino advocates appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Lawsuit by a Milwaukee official could change protest curfews in Wisconsin
“It’s been a really difficult three and a half years,” said Milwaukee County Supv. Ryan Clancy, who also serves as a representative in the State Assembly. Looking back at the nationwide protests following the murder of George Floyd, Clancy saw himself as “an unknown county supervisor that most people had never heard of.” That changed […] The post Lawsuit by a Milwaukee official could change protest curfews in Wisconsin appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Fear and confusion over abortion access persists as SCOTUS takes its first post-Dobbs case
This year will end on a major cliffhanger for abortion access. Last November, anti-abortion activists via a powerful conservative Christian law firm asked a federal court to effectively ban or widely restrict the abortion drug mifepristone. Finally this past week, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to take the case, making Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. […] The post Fear and confusion over abortion access persists as SCOTUS takes its first post-Dobbs case appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Researchers look at how to help more community college students gain four-year degrees
WASHINGTON — Community colleges and four-year universities can work together to improve the transfer student experience, a data report from the U.S. Department of Education suggests. The U.S. Department of Education released data about the institutions where transfer students have the highest graduation rates in each state, with New Jersey, New York, Illinois, Maryland and […] The post Researchers look at how to help more community college students gain four-year degrees appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
State’s highest court to weigh if Amazon delivery drivers are independent contractors or employees
The Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear arguments next week about whether a group of drivers who deliver packages for Amazon should be considered employees, qualifying them for unemployment compensation if they lose their jobs. Amazon considers the “delivery partners” to be independent contractors — self-employed business owners outside the unemployment insurance (UI) system. But the […] The post State’s highest court to weigh if Amazon delivery drivers are independent contractors or employees appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
On UW’s diversity deal and voucher schools, Team Public Ed is getting creamed
It was a terrible week for public education in Wisconsin. On Wednesday, in an embarrassing about-face, the UW Board of Regents reversed its four-day-old decision to reject strong-arming by legislative Republicans demanding that UW begin dismantling diversity, equity and inclusion programs in exchange for the release of promised pay raises and capital investments. As Baylor […] The post On UW’s diversity deal and voucher schools, Team Public Ed is getting creamed appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
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